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Originally Posted by Parallex
Frankly I don't care whether anyone is fearful of him or not all i care about is that he get's on base which (for a legit shortstop with above average fielding) he's done great at over his career. Plus he rarely strikes out (relatively speaking). He's having a down year to be sure but he's actually a really good bat for a legit shortstop (unless you expect Tulo at the position). He's pretty valuable and the jays got him for a steal in trade assets and have him on a steal of a contract extension.
Blah, Fielding % is a bad stat. I prefer UZR or TZ personally. YMMV.
But Hanley isn't a good fielder (at least not at SS or 3B). I think he could handle 2B since it requires both less range and shorter throws but I would cringe putting him further left on the infield. Plus Hanley makes a lot of money. I'd like Ramirez as well... but not if it costs us Escobar. That would be a bad trade if it were straight up.
Huge overpay. He hasn't hit well the past couple years, is currently injured because he decided to take out some fustration on a dugout cooling fan, and makes 15-16M bucks a year. I think he's a good candidate for a bounceback but I ain't spending highly ranked prospects on someone with that kind of risk attached.
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His babip has been unlucky low the last 2 seasons
ISO is still good, K rate is up a little bit and the walk rate is down a bit this year
but he's 28, he shouldn't be getting worse at this age.
I think a lot of it is still attitude this year, which is where the risk comes in
I think he can still be a 35/25 guy, especially in the dome, in which case the offense more than makes up for spotty defense at short.
Even if only for a few years and then you can move him or Lawrie off 3rd
this screams AA move to me, a chance for a top 3 SS